Vulnerability · Published Dec 20, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2024-12831Arista NG Firewall uvm_login Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Medium 6.6

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect authorization in NG Firewall from Arista. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.6Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Arista NG Firewall uvm_login Incorrect Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Arista NG Firewall. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the uvm_login module. The issue results from incorrect authorization. An attacker can leverage this to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. Was ZDI-CAN-24324.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Arista	NG Firewall	17.1.1

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

References

ZDI-24-1720 x_research-advisory